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  2008 Teaching Themes &
Course Titles

North House's courses are divided into different teaching themes.
These themes and the courses are listed below.  Additional details
about each course are included on each theme page -
simply click on the theme title on the left side of this web page.
Questions? Contact
info@northhouse.org or 218-387-9762.

Course Title - Instructor - Length (in days)

BASKETRY
Antler Basketry
. . . . . with Cathryn Peters (2 days)
Birch Bark Boxes
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (2 days)
Birch Bark Tutorial
. . . . . with Charlie Mayo/John Zasada (2 days)
Birch Bark Weaving - An Introduction
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (2 days)
Black Ash Basketry - Introduction
. . . . . with Dennis Chilcote (2 days)
Black Ash Basketry - Iroquois Baskets
. . . . . with Mike Benedict (3 days)
Bread Baskets of Birch Bark
. . . . . with Phyllis Knutson (3 days)
Cattail Basketry - Twining and Fishtail Plaiting Techniques
. . . . . with Tina Fung Holder (2 days)
Coiled Basketry - Sweet grass, Sedges, Cattails
. . . . . with Paula Sundet (3 days)
Coiling Pine Needle Baskets
. . . . . with Fern Belling (2 days)
Craft Your Own Coiled Bee Skep
. . . . . with Cathryn Peters (1 days)
Making a Birch Bark Basket - Winter Version
. . . . . with Dennis Chilcote (2 days)
Making a Birch Bark Berry Basket
. . . . . with Dennis Chilcote (3 days)
Onion & Garlic Round Reed Baskets
. . . . . with Cathryn Peters (1 days)
Pine Needle Basketry
. . . . . with Paula Sundet (2 days)
Sustainable Harvest of Tree Bark For Basketry
. . . . . with John Zasada (2 days)
Swedish Traditions of Hemslöjd – Birch Bark Boxes
. . . . . with Ramon Persson (2 days)
Sweet Grass Basketry
. . . . . with Paula Sundet (2 days)
The Cedar Tree -  A Basketmaker's Companion
. . . . . with John Zasada (2 days)
The Willow Market Basket
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (3 days)
Weaving Holiday Ornaments From Birch Bark
. . . . . with John Zasada (2 days)

BOAT BUILDING
Building A Model Birch Bark Canoe
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (5 days)
Building a Plywood Canoe or Dinghy
. . . . . with Peter Pestalozzi (5 days)
Building The Classic Rowboat - Build Your Own
. . . . . with John Beltman (16 days)
Building The Traditional Inuit Kayak
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (12 days)
Canoe for Sail - Building The Classic Sail Rig
. . . . . with Art Kidd (5 days)
Cedar-Strip Boatbuilding - Build Your Own Canoe or Kayak
. . . . . with Ken Koscik (11 days)
Craft of Oar Construction
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (2 days)
Form Building for the Wood-Canvas Canoe
. . . . . with Jerry Stelmok (6 days)
Fundamentals of Marine Plywood Boat Construction
. . . . . with Art Kidd (5 days)
Fundamentals of Traditional Wooden Boat Building
. . . . . with John Beltman (5 days)
Fundamentals of Wood-Canvas Canoe Construction
. . . . . with Jerry Stelmok (6 days)
Hand Crafting A Northwoods Paddle
. . . . . with Mike Schelmeske (2 days)
Handcrafting A Northwoods Paddle - Intergenerational
. . . . . with Mike Schelmeske (2 days)
Handcrafting An Inuit Kayak Paddle
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (1 days)
Norse Pram - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (12 days)
Nutshell Pram - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Art Kidd (10 days)
On The Building Bed - Birch Bark Canoe
. . . . . with Erik Simula (10 total days)
Ropework - Tying A Rope Fender
. . . . . with David Cooper (1 days)
Sew Your Own Spray Skirt
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (1 days)
Shellback Dinghy - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Art Kidd (13 days)
Skin-on-Frame & Small Boat Design
. . . . . with Skip Snaith (1 days)
Techniques of Cedar-Strip Boat Construction
. . . . . with Ken Koscik (6 days)
Techniques of Norse Boat Building
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (5 days)
The Harvest -  Preparing For Birch Bark Canoe Construction
. . . . . with Erik Simula (5 days)
Wood-Canvas Canoe - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Dan Strootman (12 days)
Wood-Canvas Canoe Restoration
. . . . . with Dan Strootman (1 to 5 days days)
Wooden Boat Finishing Techniques
. . . . . with Art Kidd (4 days)

CLOTHING & JEWELRY
Felting For Your Feet
. . . . . with Patty Doherty (2 days)
Jewelry As A Craft - Traditional Techniques, Contemporary Translations
. . . . . with Liz Bucheit/Kary Kilmer (4 days)
Making Moosehide & Canvas Mukluks
. . . . . with Jo Wood (2.5 days)
Moccasin Footwear
. . . . . with Jim Dahn (2 days)
Nålbinding Hats
. . . . . with Larry Schmitt (3 days)
Nålbinding Mittens
. . . . . with Larry Schmitt (3 days)
Nålbinding Socks
. . . . . with Larry Schmitt (3 days)
North Shore Pebble Jewelry
. . . . . with Molly Sharp (3 days)
Norwegian Wool Embroidery
. . . . . with Shirley Hansen (2 days)
Patterns, Textures and Shapes
. . . . . with Molly Sharp (3 days)
Pierced Celtic Knot Pendant
. . . . . with Liz Bucheit/Kary Kilmer (1 days)
Saami Friendship Bracelet
. . . . . with Liz Bucheit/Kary Kilmer (1 days)
Scandinavian Work Shirts - For Fishing, Farming and Forestry
. . . . . with Carol Colburn (3 days)
Sew Your Own Traditional Anorak
. . . . . with Cindy Muus (2.5 days)
Swedish Boiled Wool Jacket
. . . . . with Shirley Hansen (3 days)
The Viking "Knit" Chain Bracelet
. . . . . with Liz Bucheit/Kary Kilmer (1 days)
Thor's Velvet Hammer - An Introduction to Anticlastic Raising
. . . . . with Liz Bucheit/Kary Kilmer (2 days)
Traditional Hide Tanning
. . . . . with Doug 'Digger' Crist (4 days)
Viking "Knit" Jewelry - A Continuation
. . . . . with Liz Bucheit/Kary Kilmer (1 days)
Wax Modeled Sculptural Jewelry
. . . . . with Stephan Hoglund (2 days)

COMMUNITY  SERVICE  LEARNING
Service Learning Project - Craft of Oar Construction
. . . . . with Dennis Bradley ( days)
Service Learning Project - Wooden Boat Maintenance
. . . . . with Dennis Bradley (2 days)
Ship Shape: Boat Maintenance Volunteer Workshop
. . . . . with Art Kidd (1.5 days)
Soup's On - Spring Volunteer Work Weekend
. . . . . with Kelly Dupre (2 days)
Spring Cleanin' - Volunteer Work Weekend
. . . . . with Kelly Dupre (2 days)

FIBER ARTS
Basic Bead Embroidery
. . . . . with Jo Wood (2 days)
Bead Embroidery -  The Pin Series
. . . . . with Jo Wood (2 days)
Bead Embroidery - the Christmas Tree Pin
. . . . . with Jo Wood (1 days)
Bead Embroidery - The Lady Slipper Pin
. . . . . with Jo Wood (1 days)
Cattail-Rush Seat Weaving
. . . . . with Cathryn Peters (2 days)
Decorative Card Weaving
. . . . . with Traudi Bestler (2 days)
Exploration In Handmade Paper
. . . . . with Nancy Daley (2.5 days)
Felting Hats
. . . . . with Patty Doherty (1.5 days)
Fibers On The Go - Textiles for 21st Century Nomads
. . . . . with Larry Schmitt (3 days)
Frame Loom Weaving
. . . . . with Traudi Bestler (3 days)
Handcraft A Wool Braided Rug
. . . . . with Traudi Bestler (3 days)
Hole-to-Hole Cane Footstool
. . . . . with Cathryn Peters (1 days)
Making Cordage, Naturally
. . . . . with Kurt Buetow (1 days)
Natural Plant Dyes
. . . . . with Karen Rognsvoog (2.5 days)
Tapestry Weaving I - Painting with Fiber
. . . . . with Traudi Bestler (3 days)
Tapestry Weaving II: More Painting With Fiber
. . . . . with Traudi Bestler (2 days)
Weaving on the Slotted Rigid Heddle
. . . . . with Larry Schmitt (3 days)
Weaving with Beads - On The Loom
. . . . . with Traudi Bestler (2 days)
Wooly Birds - Intro To Felting
. . . . . with Elise Kyllo (0.5 days)

FOODS
All Ground Up - Sausage Making
. . . . . with Craig & Dianne Peterson/Marlo Larson (2 days)
Artisan Breads Seminar
. . . . . with David Bauer (5 days)
Breakfast Pastry 101
. . . . . with David Bauer (1.5 days)
Challah 101
. . . . . with David Bauer (1 days)
Decorative Bread Shaping Techniques
. . . . . with David Bauer (1 days)
Desem Bakery
. . . . . with David Bauer (2 days)
Discovering Homebrewing
. . . . . with Peter James (2.5 days)
Flatbreads - Intro to Wood-Fired Baking
. . . . . with Amy James (1 days)
Flatbreads - Multigenerational Intro to Wood-fired Baking
. . . . . with Amy James (1 days)
Homemade Ginger Ale
. . . . . with David Bauer (.5 days)
NorthToberfest - Learn to Brew Beer, Bake Bread, Make Your Own Sausage
. . . . . with Peter/Amy James/Craig/Dianne Peterson (2.5 days)
Ovencrafting - Building The Wood-Fired Bread Oven
. . . . . with Derek Lucchese (3 days)
Pie - The Lost Art
. . . . . with Misha Martin (1 days)
Rustic Breads for the Brick Oven
. . . . . with David Bauer (2 days)
Sausages for the Summer Grill
. . . . . with Craig & Dianne Peterson/Marlo Larson (1 days)
Sourdough Breads
. . . . . with Amy James (2 days)
Spelt, Kamut and Rye Bakery
. . . . . with David Bauer (2 days)
Swedish Potato Sausage Making
. . . . . with Craig & Dianne Peterson (0.5 days)
Traditional Harvest of Wild Rice
. . . . . with Erik Simula (3 days)
Traditional Rye Bakery
. . . . . with David Bauer (3 days)

KNITTING
Color In Knitting
. . . . . with Linda Bauer (2 days)
Help Yourself To Knitting!
. . . . . with Kate Hartman (2 days)
Keep Your Head Warm - Knit Your Own Stocking Cap
. . . . . with Allen Holzhueter (1 days)
Knitting A Two-Color Scandinavian Mitten Set
. . . . . with Allen Holzhueter (3 days)
Knitting Socks - The Essential Craft
. . . . . with Allen Holzhueter (1 days)
Mittens - The Perfect Complement
. . . . . with Allen Holzhueter (1 days)
Pattern Reading and Knitting Vocabulary
. . . . . with Linda Bauer (1 days)
Spinning Fibers On A Wheel
. . . . . with Allen Holzhueter (3 days)
Texture In Knitting
. . . . . with Linda Bauer (2 days)
Tricks of the Knitting Trade
. . . . . with Kate Hartman (1 days)

MUSIC
All Quacked Up - Traditional Music Workshop
. . . . . with McMullin/Draughon/Brihn/Kaufman/Qualey/Stelter (3 days)
Carve Your Own Cedar Hand Drum
. . . . . with Eric Mase (2 days)
Celtic Guitar Styles
. . . . . with Karen Mueller (2 hrs days)
Explorations Of The Norwegian Overtone Flute
. . . . . with Arna Rennan (1.5 days)
Introduction to the Bagpipes
. . . . . with Dick Hensold (2 hrs days)
Irish Céilí Dancing
. . . . . with Mike Whelan (2 hrs days)
Irish Fiddle and Improvisation Workshop
. . . . . with Zack Kline (2 hrs days)
Irish Flute and Whistle
. . . . . with Laura MacKenzie (2 hrs days)
Traditional Dance Workshop with Duck for the Oyster
. . . . . with McMullin/Draughon/Brihn/Kaufman/Qualey/Stelter (0.5 days)
Unplugged Songwriting Workshop
. . . . . with Jon Vezner (3 days)

NORTHERN ECOLOGY & FRESHWATER STUDIES
A Shore Thing - Shorebird Fall Migration
. . . . . with Dedrick Benz (1 days)
Birds Of Superior (In October)
. . . . . with Bob Janssen (1 days)
Birds On The Shore and More
. . . . . with Dave Benson (3 days)
Boreal Birding Immersion
. . . . . with Dave Grosshuesch (2 days)
Down The Shore, Back Up For More
. . . . . with Dedrick Benz (2 days)
Magnet On The Shore – Birding Intro Workshop
. . . . . with Jerry Bonkoski/John Hockema (1 days)
North Shore/Boreal Forest Birding
. . . . . with Jerry Bonkoski/John Hockema (2 days)
Searching For Migrants - The October Session
. . . . . with Jerry Bonkoski/John Hockema (2 days)
Searching For Migrants - The September Session
. . . . . with Jerry Bonkoski/John Hockema (2 days)
Shoreline & Pelagic Tours of  Lake Superior
. . . . . with Ann Russ (0.5 days)
Spring Birdsong Ensemble
. . . . . with Ann Russ (2 days)
What’s So Fantastic? (About Birding)
. . . . . with Bob Janssen (1 days)
Anatomy of A Stream - From Headwater to Mouth
. . . . . with Kent Jones/Karen Kobey (1 days)
Butterflies In Your Backyard
. . . . . with David MacLean/Pat Thomas (1 days)
Dive In! A Freshwater Study of Lake Superior
. . . . . with Peter Barsness (0.5 days)
Dragonflies of the North Woods
. . . . . with Kurt Mead (1 days)
Life On The Edge - Shoreline Ecology and Wildflowers
. . . . . with Chel Anderson (1.5 days)
Minnesota Birding (with Bob!)
. . . . . with Bob Janssen (2 days)
Mushrooming
. . . . . with Mike McCall (0.5 days)
Nature Up Close
. . . . . with Larry Weber (2 days)
North Shore Fall Migration (with Bob!)
. . . . . with Bob Janssen (2 days)
North Shore Geology - A Heritage of Fire and Ice
. . . . . with John Green (3 days)
North Shore Geology - Lake Superior's Volcanic Heritage
. . . . . with John Green (2 days)
Of Bugs and Bogs
. . . . . with Kurt Mead/Larry Weber (2 days)
Owl In A Night's Work
. . . . . with Bill Lane (2 days)
Spiders of the North Woods
. . . . . with Larry Weber (1 days)
Spring Flower ID in the North Shore Highlands
. . . . . with Chel Anderson (1.5 days)
Wildflowers of Early Summer
. . . . . with Jim Gilbert (2 days)

OUTDOOR SKILLS & TRAVEL
All Packed Up - Craft Your Trail Stove
. . . . . with Don Kevilus (0.5 days)
Introduction to Mushing
. . . . . with Ivy Hocking (0.5 days)
Longbow Building - Advanced Techniques
. . . . . with Rick Yonker (3 days)
Bushcraft - In The Field
. . . . . with Mors Kochanski (2 days)
Bushcraft - Wilderness Living Skills
. . . . . with Mors Kochanski (2 days)
Carving Inuit-Style Snow Goggles
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (2 days)
Compass (& Common Sense) - Finding Your Direction
. . . . . with Dennis Chilcote (2 days)
Craft of Birch Ski Making
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (3.5 days)
Craft Your Own Wood Stove
. . . . . with Don Kevilus (2 days)
Crafting a Traditional Longbow
. . . . . with Rick Yonker (3 days)
Dog Sledding 101
. . . . . with Ivy Hocking (1 days)
Fly Casting Workshop
. . . . . with David Asproth (1 days)
Fly Fishing The North Shore
. . . . . with David Asproth/Mike Hero (4 days)
Fly Tying Workshop
. . . . . with David Asproth (2.5 days)
Making a Traditional Toboggan
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (2.5 days)
North Woods Paddling - A Day On The Water
. . . . . with Garrett/Alexandra Conover (1 days)
North Woods Paddling Clinic
. . . . . with Garrett/Alexandra Conover (0.5 days)
North Woods Wilderness Travel Seminar
. . . . . with Garrett/Alexandra Conover (0.5 days)
Pleasure Driving Fjord Horses
. . . . . with Philis Anderson (0.5 days)
Push and Glide - Building The Kick Sled
. . . . . with Randy Schnobrich (2.5 days)
Snowshoe Construction - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Erik Simula (3 (or 5 days) days)
Solo Canoeing - Continuation
. . . . . with Becky Mason (2 hrs days)
Solo Canoeing - The Basics
. . . . . with Becky Mason (2 hrs days)
Tandem Canoeing Seminar
. . . . . with Becky Mason (2 hrs days)
Traditional Finnish Ski Poles
. . . . . with Mark Hansen (2 days)
Winter Camping, Travel Skills and Expedition Foods
. . . . . with Lonnie Dupre (1 days)

PAINTING  &  PHOTOGRAPHY
Dalmålning - Swedish Folk Painting
. . . . . with Judith Nelson Kjenstad (4 days)
Rosemaling - Old World Style & Traditions
. . . . . with Judith Nelson Kjenstad (3 days)
Rosemaling - Shaded Telemark Style & Traditions
. . . . . with Mary Schliep (3 days)
Rosemaling - Valdres Style & Traditions
. . . . . with Mary Schliep (3 days)
Superior/Gunflint Photography - Fall Equinox Session
. . . . . with Layne Kennedy (5 days)
Superior/Gunflint Photography - Summer Session
. . . . . with Layne Kennedy (5 days)

SAILING
Coastal Navigation
. . . . . with Ted Gephart/Matthew Brown (2 days)
Craft of Sail
. . . . . with Ben Doornbos (1 days)
Intro to Sail Making
. . . . . with Matthew Brown/Ben Doornbos (2 days)
Lake Superior Schooner Adventure
. . . . . with Ben Doornbos (2 hours days)
Marine Navigation Studies
. . . . . with Ted Gephart/Matthew Brown (1 days)
Messing About In Boats
. . . . . with Art Kidd (2 hrs days)
Polar Express Sail
. . . . . with Ben Doornbos (1.5 hours days)
Practical Seamanship
. . . . . with Matthew Brown/Ben Doornbos (3 days)
Ropework - Essentials of Knot Tying
. . . . . with Ted Gephart/Matthew Brown (1 days)
Sail Training Trip -  Islands Adventure
. . . . . with Matthew Brown/Ben Doornbos (4 nights/4 days days)
Sail Training Trip -  South Shore Schooner Voyage
. . . . . with Matthew Brown/Ben Doornbos (8 nights/8 days days)
Sail Training Trip - Apostle Islands Young Adult Sail
. . . . . with Matthew Brown/Ben Doornbos (4 nights/4days days)
Sail Training Trip - Isle Royale Sailing Adventure
. . . . . with Matthew Brown/Ben Doornbos (5 nights/5 days days)
Sewing The Traditional Sailor's Ditty Bag
. . . . . with Ted Gephart (1 days)
Sunset Over The Sawtooth Sail
. . . . . with Ben Doornbos (1.5 - 2 hours days)
Superior Full Moon Sail
. . . . . with Ben Doornbos (1.5-2 hours days)
Wooden Boat ‘Learn To Sail!’ School
. . . . . with Dennis Bradley/David Cooper/Art Kidd (2.5 days)

SHELTER
All Stacked Up - Straw Bale Construction
. . . . . with Mark Morgan (3 days)
Build Thoreau's Cabin
. . . . . with Randy Schnobrich (5 days)
Building with Stone - The Basics
. . . . . with David Abazs (1 days)
Building With Stone - The Basics & More
. . . . . with David/Lise Abazs (2 days)
Cordwood Construction - Methods and Practice
. . . . . with Kent Jones/Nick Vavrichek (2.5 days)
Fundamentals of Yurt Construction
. . . . . with Mark Hansen/Matthew Brown (6 days)
Handcrafting Doors - From Stiles to Rails
. . . . . with Randy Schnobrich (2 days)
Log Building - An Introduction
. . . . . with Jon Strom (5 days)
Nomadic Pursuits – Building Your Own Portable Yurt
. . . . . with Mark Hansen/Matthew Brown (5 days)
Old Fashioned Tree Felling
. . . . . with Marco Good (2 days)

SPECIAL EVENTS
Autumn Migration Birding Series
Craft In The Spotlight
Boreal Birding and Northern Landscapes Festival
Unplugged: The Northern Harvest
Winterer's Gathering & Arctic Film Festival
Wooden Boat Show & Summer Solstice Festival

SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Catching Heat Waves - Building The Solar Oven
. . . . . with David/Lise Abazs ( days)
Cordwood Construction - Preparation
. . . . . with Kent Jones/Nick Vavrichek (0.5 days)
Herbal Healthcare for Winter
. . . . . with Gigi Stafne (2 days)
Historic Medicines - Exploring An Alien Invasion
. . . . . with Teresa Wolfe (0.5 days)
Homesteading
. . . . . with David & Lise Abazs (1 days)
Natural Botanicals - Wild Medicine Workshop
. . . . . with Gigi Stafne (2 days)
Northern Gardening Indoors & Out
. . . . . with Howard/Joan Abrahamson (2 days)
Solar Hot Water Systems - Get The Heat
. . . . . with Mark Morgan (3 days)
Solar Power - Plug Into The Sun
. . . . . with Brian Bennett (3 days)
Sustainable Building Design & Practice
. . . . . with Mark Morgan (2 days)
Wildcrafting for Medicinal Herbs
. . . . . with Teresa Wolfe (3 days)

TIMBER FRAMING
Basic Timber Framing
. . . . . with Peter Henrikson/Tom Healy (5 days)
Compound Joinery - Traditional Techniques, Modern Craft
. . . . . with Will Beemer (5 days)
Raising and Rigging - Get The Lift
. . . . . with Grigg Mullen/Al Anderson (5 days)
Service Learning Project - Timbered Milling Shop
. . . . . with Peter Henrikson (5 days)
Square Rule Timber Framing
. . . . . with Peter Henrikson/Tom Healy (5 days)
Timber Frame - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Peter Henrikson (Varies by size days)
Timber Frame - Custom Build
. . . . . with Peter Henrikson/Tom Healy (Varies days)
Timber Frame - Group Building
. . . . . with Peter Henrikson (Varies by project days)
Timber Framing: Beyond The Basics
. . . . . with Peter Henrikson/Tom Healy (5 days)
Timbered Sawhorse Trestles
. . . . . with Clark Bremer (2.5 days)

TOOL MAKING
Blacksmithing - Crafting The Tools of the Trade
. . . . . with Michael Jones (4 days)
Blacksmithing - The Basics & Beyond
. . . . . with Dave Hanson (4 days)
Bladesmithing For Knifemakers
. . . . . with Scott Williams (5 days)
Crafting Knives in the Finnish Style
. . . . . with Scott Williams (5 days)
Crooked Knife
. . . . . with Mike Schelmeske (3 days)
Flintknapping
. . . . . with Mike McCall (2 days)
Forging Traditional Hardware
. . . . . with Michael Jones (2 days)
Gas Forge Building Workshop
. . . . . with Michael Jones (2 days)
Hand-Forged Chest Hardware in Scandinavian Tradition
. . . . . with Thomas Latané (3 days)
Knife Making - Norwegian Flaming Birch Wood
. . . . . with Gene Tokheim (2.5 days)
Norwegian Knife Craft
. . . . . with Gene Tokheim (5 days)
Scandinavian Style Birch Bark-Handled Knife
. . . . . with Mike Schelmeske (3 days)
Sharpening Basics for Hand Tools
. . . . . with Dennis Chilcote (1 days)
Spokeshave - Toolmaking for Woodworkers
. . . . . with Jeff Trapp (1 days)
Toolmaking For Woodworkers
. . . . . with Scott Williams (3 days)

TRADITIONAL CRAFTS
All Hung Up - The Fabric Chair
. . . . . with Kurt Buetow (2 days)
Creating & Designing Mosaics
. . . . . with Jeanne Wright/Kelly Dupre (3 days)
Fire In Your Backyard – Low-Fire Pottery Techniques
. . . . . with David Voorhees (3 days)
Inuit Soapstone Carving - Movement On Ice
. . . . . with Ohito Ashoona (2 days)
Inuit Soapstone Carving Traditions
. . . . . with Ohito Ashoona (3 days)
Inuit Soapstone Traditional Carver
. . . . . with Palaya Qiatsaq (2 days)
It’s All In The Hands – Techniques and Trades of Traditional Clay Formation
. . . . . with David Voorhees (3 days)
Making a Broom-Corn Broom
. . . . . with Dennis Chilcote (2 days)
Old-Fashioned Soap Making
. . . . . with Jeanne Wright (0.5 days)
Pinhole Camera: The Basics and Beyond
. . . . . with Joel Sheagren (2 days)
Raku Pottery - From Clay to Wheel to Kiln
. . . . . with Kristi Downing/ John Franz/Bob Lamettry (4 days)
Raku Pottery - From Wheel To Kiln
. . . . . with Kristi Downing (3 days)
Raku Pottery Experience
. . . . . with Kristi Downing (1 days)
Traditional Chair Caning
. . . . . with Cathryn Peters (2 days)
Traditional Paper Fiber Rush Seat Weaving
. . . . . with Cathryn Peters (2 days)
Twig Furniture - Plant Stand and Garden Trellis
. . . . . with Paula Sundet (2 days)
Twig Furniture - The Chair
. . . . . with Paula Sundet (3 days)
Twig Furniture: Twig Mosaic End Table
. . . . . with Paula Sundet (3 days)
Working Horn, Bone, Antler - Traditions and Techniques
. . . . . with Harley Refsal (3 days)

WOODCARVING
Acanthus Relief Carving
. . . . . with Keith Anderson (3 days)
Ale Hens – Quarter Log Technique
. . . . . with Jans Carlson (5 days)
Awl In One - Swedish Folk-Inspired Kitchenware
. . . . . with Fred Livesay/Tom Dengler/Roger Abrahamson ( days)
Carving Christmas Tree Ornaments
. . . . . with Bruce Futterer (1 days)
Carving The Fisherman's Face
. . . . . with Bruce Futterer (1 days)
Carving The Heirloom Rocking Horse
. . . . . with Phillip Odden/Else Bigton (3 days)
Celtic Relief Carving
. . . . . with Keith Anderson (3 days)
Celtic Spoon Carving - Intergenerational
. . . . . with Keith Anderson (2 days)
Fan Carving - Carving Spån Fågel (aka the Shaving Bird)
. . . . . with Del Stubbs (2.5 days)
Figure Carving - Scandinavian Style
. . . . . with Bruce Futterer (2 days)
German Toymaking: Woodcarving Techniques
. . . . . with Josef Knox (2 days)
Nordic Drinking Vessels In Wood
. . . . . with Phillip Odden/Else Bigton (3 days)
Relief Carving - Fisherman Figure
. . . . . with Bruce Futterer (2 days)
Relief Carving - Willie & Joe
. . . . . with Bruce Futterer (3 days)
Scandinavian Bowl Carving
. . . . . with Jon Strom (3 days)
Scandinavian Style Flat-Plane Carving - Continuation
. . . . . with Harley Refsal (3 days)
Scandinavian Style Flat-Plane Figure Carving
. . . . . with Harley Refsal (3 days)
Scandinavian Style Spoon Carving
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (2 days)
Scandinavian Style Spoon Carving - A Continuation
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (2 days)
Viking Dragon Relief Carving
. . . . . with Keith Anderson (3 days)

WOODWORKING
Adirondack Chair Building
. . . . . with Chris Norman (2 days)
Bentwood Box - A Scandinavian Classic
. . . . . with Jeff Larson (2.5 days)
Bury Yourself In Your Work - Build Your Own Casket
. . . . . with Randy Schnobrich (3 days)
Early American-Style Workbench
. . . . . with John Beltman (3 days)
For the Shop - The Practical Joiner's Bench
. . . . . with Tom Dengler (5 days)
Japanese Toolbox
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (2 days)
Rustic Stick Furniture
. . . . . with Keith Anderson (3 days)
Shaving Horse - Build Your Own
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (3 days)
Spring-Pole Lathe - Build Your Own
. . . . . with John Beltman (3 days)
Sveiping – Bent Wood Box
. . . . . with Jans Carlson (5 days)
Swedish Classic - 18th Century Style Lyre-Base Trestle Table
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (5 days)
Swedish Style Green Woodworking
. . . . . with Jon Strom (2 days)
Toy Boats for the Tub & Pool - Intergenerational
. . . . . with Fred Livesay (1 days)
Windsor Stool
. . . . . with John Beltman (3 days)
Wood Turning: Intro to the Spring-Pole Lathe
. . . . . with John Beltman (2 days)
Wooden Bowl Turning - Norwegian Ale Bowls
. . . . . with Roger Abrahamson (3 days)
 

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